This review is based on the categories provided. I base my reviews on Plot, Characterization, Emotional Pull, Scene Quality, and Creativity. After talking briefly about each subject, I'll do a score based on the scores of these categories, and then recommend the movie or media to people I feel have a higher chance of enjoying it. Even if the score is high, you may still dislike the media in question, I review based on how well structured the media is. Some people will dislike a ten out of ten and that is okay. Please leave a comment below about the media in question or about the review. I'll check back and try to answer any questions. Thank you for reading.

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Plot

Some of you may know I reviewed the first season of Inuyasha. I'm still planning on revisiting the series eventually. For example, movie reviews. This movie is actually longer then say, a Dragon Ball Z movie, and therefor has more of a plot. The plot starts out as a demon awakens from a tree, and seeks out a fang, particularly from Inuyasha's father. Inuyasha is then targetted so the demon moth could steal Tessaiga however after realizing only Inuyasha could wield it, he tricks Inuyasha so the moth could absorb powers from his previous generations adding it to his own. There is FAR more to the plot then this, but this is a basic idea of what the plot includes. There is a story about the tree Inuyasha was stuck too, the well in which Kagome travels through time with, and far more details about the time travelling aspect in general. The main focus is the villain and the energy absorbing, but other things have their moments and do come to head as well. The plot is actually really thought out and pretty well written using the lore of the original source anime.

Plot gets a Plus

Characterization

What can you expect from characterization from an anime movie. If is an example, a lot. If you don't know about the characters in the anime, this is actually a pretty decent point to jump into the series. Odd right? Kagome gives you a brief summary of all the main characters, you get to know about Kikyo and about some of the history of the anime actually. All the main characters except for maybe Shippo grow and the drama of each character is really interesting. Kagome attacks Inuyasha with mind control and feels she doesn't belong there anymore due to Kikyo which is the most interesting character development, but others grow as well. Even the villain is pretty good, though it is the building through the other characters that is more interesting.

Characterization gets a Plus

Emotional Pull

There is a lot of action in this movie, but it is slightly overshadowed by a lot of the emotional issues Kagome has. I'm not trying to say the action is good but the other emotional pull is just that much better, unfortunately the action part is more predictable then it needed to be. The emotional pull of the drama Kagome faces is pretty good and relatable to a large audience, but outside of that the emotional pull is lack luster. There are some cool moments in the action, but the action as a whole isn't all that cool. The emotional pull of character growth with a monk and a demon hunter just seems slightly rushed enough to not be overly invested emotionally even if it was good characterization. None of it was bad exactly, but none of it was great either outside of Kagome's touching talk with Inuyasha through time.

Emotional Pull gets a Pass

Scene Quality

None of the settings were overly confusing, the animation was great, there were never any dark parts that made things hard to see. None of the scenes were a waste of time either, except maybe two. Sesshomaru shows up a few times in this anime, and his scenes accomplish nothing. The first one I get, they were looking for Tessaiga and found Sesshomaru instead. Not a bad way to introduce the plot. But then Sesshomaru's talk with Kikyo seemed odd and out of place. Instead there could have been a scene in which Kikyo says to herself "I'll not give up" when Kagmoe returned. Other then that, which is one to two small scenes, everything else was pretty good.

Scene Quality gets a Plus

Creativity

Design of the two female demons was kind of bland, but the main bad guy design was pretty good. It was a creative movie, as it forms a simple plot, and uses simple plot to explain some lore and background the original source material never did. It is pretty impressive how much thought went into such a film, creative background, seeing the lore of Inuyasha's father and the tree he was stuck too, heck even the way Kagome took the arrowhead from the tree in the present and made a powerful arrow out of it. Powerful creative process for sure.

Creativity gets a Plus

Overall

Like most anime movies, you should know about the anime in general before watching. That being said, if this is your first exposure to said anime, this movie doesn't do half bad representing what the anime is about and explaining the characterization of the main characters. There are some questions that will naturally form and that aren't explained too well in the movie, but it gives you a nice taste of the original source material. That being said, fans of the original source material should really enjoy this movie too.

If you like the Inuyasha anime, try this movie, you should love it. If you aren't a fan of Inuyasha but wanted to jump in, this movie isn't the worst place to start as it sets up the anime well enough. If you are an action junkie though, you may experience some boredom here. this film is really well done, and does justice to the source material. The main characters do grow and develop in this movie, so if you are a fan of the series, you'd be missing a lot if you didn't watch this movie, even if the movie isn't canon. I do highly recommend this movie if you are a fan or if you want to look into the series more.

Hey everyone, before I begin my review, just want you to know I'm a bit busy this weekend as I'm setting up to work a fair in town. That being said, I'll still be able to do my normal reviews and blogs on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week unless something comes up. If my spelling is off a little though keep in mind I ended up waking up at 6 which isn't normal for me, in an effort to be moving around at 8 which is normally when I wake up. I didn't need to do it today, but I did to try to get adjusted. Anyway, on with the review.

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Plot

The plot of this movie follows the beloved space cowboys of the original anime cowboy bebop in a quest to capture a rather large bounty on the head of a terrorist, however only Faye knows what he looks like. Eventually the Bebop crew find this terrorist and learn where he is catching up to him a couple of times and nearly dying before finding the cure to the unknown virus he spreads and eventually defeating him.

So is the plot any good? Well yes and no. This could have easily been a two part episode of the original anime of Cowboy Bebop and to have to purchase it separately as a movie seems a little silly. That being said it isn't a bad plot and does fit right in as an arch in the anime, heck probably as one of the better arcs from the series in general. Still, the point of doing a movie is to show you something the anime couldn't, and this just didn't do it plot wise.

Plot gets a Pass

Characterization

Well Spike is Spike, Jet is Jet, Ed is Ed, Faye is Faye, the only characters you have to worry about are the new characters. Those would mostly be Electra and Vincent. Electra is a former military girl who is working to stop Vincent, and Vincent is a former military test doll for the virus and the cure who managed to survive and is now depositing the virus to the world. The only complaint I have with these two new characters is they don't feel as fully developed as they should, ironic since the movie hinges on these two characters. Vincent feels he is dead and in purgatory and he is trying to destroy the world in an effort to leave, while Electra is kind of the love Vincent forgot when his mind was wiped clean due to the testing. Both characters are pretty well done but there could be a little more development for both I think. Still, good work on the other characters including the main cast, especially since Vincent is a dark version of Spike. Also Jet's reaction goes great into certain parts of the original anime as well.

Characterization gets a Plus

Emotional Pull

The main thing you will feel in this is action, mixed with some silliness from Ed and Ein. There are a few moments of suspense when you almost expect Faye and Spike are dead, though logically if you've seen the anime you know they aren't. That is pretty much it. The action is good enough to get you pumped, and the suspense is good enough to get you almost believing that some of your favorite characters should be dead. Not much else to talk about.

Emotional Pull gets a Plus

Scene Quality

The animation is great in this movie, better then the actual anime. Most of the scenes drive the plot forward in a good way, but there is one scene in which Spike ends up fighting three military ships Star Fox style. The action and animation are great, but the scene is kind of pointless outside of showing off a ship battle in movie animation quality. Still none of the other scenes are pointless and the animation and voice work is great.

Scene Quality gets a Plus

Creativity

Lacking at every turn sadly. There isn't much in the creative way in this movie, and the parts that were creative were lack luster to say the least. Awesome super hacker villain? Only see him a few times spouting none-sense, playing video games, has one escape scene with Faye and dies. No hacker battle with Ed. The worst part was this guy was built up but went no where. Faye surviving the virus all because Vincent kissed her... why? No one knows, chalk it to Vincent is crazy. Nanobots seen as butterflies? Awesome and unreal, but not really talked about enough outside of a visual image for Vincent's philosophy. None of this was used well here, and most of the creative ideas outside of the setting just lacked depth and heart.

Creativity gets a Minus

Overall

This isn't a bad movie, but the creativity and plot development is a bit lack luster, heck even the new characters could be brought out more. The animation and emotional pull are pretty great however, and the main cast of the Bebop return and are pretty dang awesome. While I feel this arc could have easily been apart of the anime, and it is weak as a movie in some places, it still may be worth a view.

If you love Cowboy Bebop, you should see this movie. If you are a fan of excellent animation and great fight scenes this is for you. If you like suspense this also may be for you as there are a few scenes like that. If you love plot however this may not be the greatest place to go, and if you never seen or heard of Cowboy Bebop perhaps you should check out a couple episodes of the anime first, an anime I highly recommended in a previous review. If you have the time and are somewhat familiar with the cast of the anime, I'd give this a look over, but this isn't anything to rush out and see right away unless you are an absolute die hard fan.

Just so everyone knows, one again this content was a horrendously small amount compared to the price of said content. My review does not represent amount of content rather quality of the content itself. I can't fully recommend a DVD and Blu Ray purchase due to both the price and amount of content. That being said, some may find it worth while simply because of the ability to up-link through an HDMI port. That is all.

So the plot is about a group of vampire hunters and their newest recruit hunting vampires. Turns out there is a recent growth of vampire numbers and thus it is the task of the Hellsing organization to discover the cause and exterminate it. The premise is simple enough, but the execution is amazing. See, first little twist (twist if you haven't seen Hellsing before or read my review of the previous series), is that the Hellsing organization is using a powerful vampire by the name of Alucard as their main weapon. Next twist is that most of the vampires the organization fights are artificially created. Third twist is that the Vatican have bred their own vampire hunters, and while they have a truce with the Hellsing organization they are not friendly with each other. Lastly it turns out the artificial vampires are created by a band of Nazis who survived WWII and since their leader is obsessive about war either winning or losing, he has created vampires to fight a war with England and mostly Hellsing Organization.

The idea that an increase in vampires promotes vampire hunters is age old honestly, but this anime really has its fair share of twists and turns for certain all of which really bring interest into the viewer. There is a lot of wonder as to what the Major, the leader of the last Nazis has up his sleeve, and only time... or the next few volumes... will tell what he intends to do with his little war. It is a complex story with a few twists involved, but dang if it doesn't grab your attention.

Plot gets a Plus

Characterization

The villains outside of the Major and Alexander Anderson are a bit lack luster. You really don't know much about them and the anime alludes that there is more to their story but often times their background is cut short and their deaths don't appear to mean much to anyone. Kind of a "villain of the week" situation. While this isn't bad, it really doesn't set up any of the characters outside of a good fight scene, and leaves a little anticlimactic as they do build up each villain to a certain point. That being said it is a small flaw as most of these villains are simply cannon fodder for the Major's little game. The main characters, Alucard, Victoria, and Integra are all back. Instead of focusing on Victoria and her struggles, this round we focus on all three characters rather well with none of them trumping the other, except perhaps Alucard being just above the rest in bids to be the main character of the series. Alucard is also the scariest vampire in the series, while we see a few cliche vampire moves from the others, Alucard is psychologically horror filled. You are bound to me more fearful of Alucard then any of the actual villains. Victoria is more friendly with Integra this time around and while she is still trying to cling to her humanity, she has a bad tendency to lose control and slaughter anything around her that isn't an ally. Integra is more friendly with Victoria but other then that is literally unchanged from the former series. Anderson is still a brute but more of a character this time around and more interesting, and Major is a sadistic war monger who is interesting but also disturbed.

While yes there is a flaw with the "villain of the week" thing the anime has, the characters are all excellent for the most part. None of the characters are badly written among the main group and it is refreshing to see the anime focus on all five of them rather well. There are also a few villains who while were cannon fodder we at least get to see some characterization in them, and there is a main character, the "Angel of Death" that we know little about so this should get good.

Characterization gets a Plus

Emotional Pull

Alucard is scary, this is the main feel you get outside of excitement for the action, though you get that too. The action is really cool in this anime, and Alucard's forms are something to be amazed and bothered by at the same time. There is a bunch of blood and gore, but only Alucard brings the horror element. There is also Integra's care over Victoria that you can feel at times as well. Outside of those, there isn't much in the way of emotional pull. In the first few minutes you meet Victoria you feel bad for her, as it is said she is a virgin thus the priest vampire at the start decides to defile her before drinking her blood so she doesn't turn into a vampire. Yeah, not much here honestly outside of action.

Emotional Pull gets a Pass

Episode Quality

At times the bodies seem disfigured, and the movements of their mouths seem wrong as their lips never touch. Outside of that, the animation quality is amazing. When characters fight, either Walter, Victoria, or Alucard, it is amazing ESPECIALLY in HD. None of the four short film like episodes are bad in their own way, and while they do seemed a bit rushed, this only hurts the development of characters like Dandy Man. There are a few flaws yes, but they are easy to overlook as the animation quality, especially the horror that is Alucard, is just amazing.

Episode Quality gets a Plus

Creativity

Sword wielding priest, Nazi vampires, Alucard's monsterous form, all of this is incredibly creative. The design of the characters, settings, and overall creative flow is great in this anime. There really isn't much I could say about this, outside of talking more about the awesome charcter designs and abilities each character has that is unique to them. The powers of Alexander is pretty cool as well, and the abilities of the main human fighter Walter are unique and interesting as well. Nothing but praise here.

Creativity gets a Plus

Overall

The issue with my way of reviewing isn't that I'm bias, but rather if an anime does good with what it has, it can get a really good score. This anime is tied with the previous series of Hellsing in score. Which is better? This is far superior then the previous Hellsing series, but they have the same score. Reason being is because the previous series didn't have many flaws and did great with what it had, and this anime is the same despite being better quality in most categories.

If you love horror and action you may like this anime. If you enjoyed the previous Hellsing series you will LOVE this anime. If you like cool action scenes involving vampires, you may enjoy this anime. If you like the idea of Nazi vampires this anime is for you. I can't recommend this anime to people who don't enjoy the action horror scene, but if you do, why haven't you seen this anime yet? Hellsing Ultimate is the animation that is more based on the manga, and I have to say I enjoyed every minute of it. I highly recommend giving it a look as soon as you have spare time.

Welcome! Come one come all to the review of Summer Wars, what is considered to be one of the best animated movies of all time and one of the best anime movies of all time. I don't know if it is the best of all time, but if you haven't seen it yet I'm here to show you if you are wasting your time or if this is worth seeing as an anime fan. Let's begin.

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Plot

So the plot begins with a young man of 17 being hired to help the most popular girl of his class out. He has to take a trip with her however little does he know she wants him to pretend to be her boyfriend. Unfortunately for him trouble just continues to follow as he gets his profile for a virtual world called Oz hacked by AI. The AI called Love Machine begins ruining most of Japan as Oz is hooked up to nearly everything in Japan. As the young man and the family he is now staying with begin fighting Love Machine, however Love Machine also has a tendency to fight back.

The only thing I have an issue with is everything being connected to this Oz world. I have a hard time believing that Oz was so secure that EVERYTHING was connected to it. Hell the main character was using his incredible math skills to hack Oz in his head by the end of the film. Outside of that oversight, the plot is pretty decent. Not the most original plot ever though. The parts in the real world are incredibly original but the computer part of it, it is basically Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! or the Digimon Movie part 2 if you don't live in Japan. No joke, even the final battle is similar... incredibly similar... so much so that I have to take a point off for the plot. Like I said the family aspect is original, but the Oz parts of the movie are nearly scene for scene the same movie with a slight few original plot points, but not many. I'm aware that this movie was inspired by that movie, but it is almost plot point for plot point so I'm still removing a point.

Plot gets a Pass

Characterization

There isn't really a bad character in this movie. Each character is crazy and eccentric in the best ways possible making each member of Natsuki's family feels real but crazy as hell. You can't help but like most of them for either being incredibly stupid or crazy awesome. Heck their grandmother who is going through her 90th birthday attacks her adopted son with a spear out of anger. She is crazy awesome honestly. Even the adopted son or "uncle" as Natsuki calls him is a pretty decent character, he may be something of an ass but he is still worth looking into as he still grows as a character. There are a bunch of characters in this anime movie, and honestly I never saw once a bad character. Hell Love Machine, the artificial intelligence is characterized and interesting as a villain. He isn't exactly evil, rather he finds hacking and messing things up as fun, he is programmed to learn in that manner. However the A.I. also learns quickly and thinks that it would be funny to kill those who defeat him making him slightly spiteful. He is only involved in this family by coincidence but he is still an interesting character even if he isn't purposely hunting down anyone from the family.

Characterization gets a Plus

Emotional Pull

The action scenes are pretty cool, and the final "game" against Love Machine is pretty tense with the clock counting down. The scenes with the family are crazy but somewhat fun as well. There are more tense scenes near the end but the rest of the movie is action and fun... however there is a more depressing and sad scene with one of my personal favorite characters. It is actually sad since the character is awesome but it eventually is inspiring as well. Not bad for an anime movie honestly.

Emotional Pull gets a Plus

Scene Quality

Probably some of the best animation I've ever seen so far. While the real world side of things has that film like animation and while I feel it isn't bad some people may dislike it. It is the same animation that cropped up in the Digimon movie, not surprising as it was the same director and the movie was inspired by the Digimon movie. The animation in Oz however is awesome as each avatar is animated differently and the world itself is more computer generated making it look amazing. There isn't a worthless scene in the movie either, but I never felt rushed which is good. No confusion during fight scenes either. While some may not like the animation style of the real world, it fits well into the movie, and others will adore the style.

Scene Quality gets a Plus

Creativity

I know the plot is partially taken from another movie, but this category isn't rated about that. Oz's creative design is absurdly original and actually pretty awesome and practical. The idea that the world can change by programmers editing it, or that there are video games in it just makes the overall design of the place cooler as the overall design changes to creative backdrops many times in the film. Some of the ways they have basic functions going through Oz is pretty creative as well even if not realistic. The avatar designs are pretty awesome, and Love Machine's design is also pretty cool. The touches outside of Oz however make you think "slice of life" anime and they do well separating both until the end. Eventually the real world and Oz comes together in a bigger way at the end which is awesome.

Creativity gets a Plus

Overall

This is a great anime film. The only major issue is that this anime takes too many ques from the Digimon movie that also takes place in the internet which also has the issue of being based on another movie. There is so much Digimon here that it is hard at times to not see it. If you've never seen the Digimon movie you will be fine. Even if you have seen the Digimon movie, the real world plot is original, and everything else about the movie is pretty awesome. The characters are original and fantastic, the emotional pull is good even beyond the action and tension, the original animation and designs are fantastic and while some people may not like the animation of the real world others will love it.

I think if you are an anime fan you should see this movie if you haven't already. If you have seen Digimon before, I'd say rent this film, but if not and you are an anime fan looking for something new, the odds of you not liking this movie are slim. I really recommend checking this movie out some day soon if you like anime. If you really loved the Digimon movie in which they went into the internet, then by all means get this movie. This movie isn't great for action junkies as there is more family drama then action, but the action this movie does have is pretty good. Again, not many reasons to not go see this movie.

Today I'm writing two, count them two reviews, one is an anime review on Sailor Moon Volume 2 which you can find my review of Volume 1 here. Make sure to right click and open in a new tab as I do not have a link back. After writing the Sailor Moon review, I'll be doing a movie review on Big Hero 6. This is also a week of reviews as Wednesday I'll be doing a review on Majora's Mask 3-D as well. If I can find the time, I'll also do a little blog on Friday about all the characters in Five Nights at Freddy's, revealing my theory on what Shadow Bonnie, Shadow Freddy, and Golden Freddy really are and why there is a phantom of Balloon Boy and Mangled. Okay updates over let's get to the reviews.

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Sailor Moon Volume 2 Review

Plot

So continuing on where we left off in the arc, Sailor Moon is still having trouble with the Dark Empire an evil group trying to revive a sealed away leader. Two of the top four minions of Beryl the dark queen are gone, leaving only two left. Sailor Moon eventually discovers another sailor scout Sailor Jupiter and becomes friends with her. After taking out another of the top goons, eventually Shadow Beasts start popping up and rainbow crystals begin appearing, which Tuxedo Mask wants making it a three way race to find the crystals. Eventually Sailor Venus steps into the fray and Tuxedo Mask's identity is revealed to the bad guys (I guess a top hat cannot hide an identity like a tiara can). Eventually Tuxedo Mask is revealed to be a former prince while Sailor Moon is revealed to be the former Moon Princess. Then Tuxedo Mask is turned evil, the last minion is taken down, and Queen Beryl is fought by Princess Serenity in a final struggle.

So the cliche of anime having strange and confusing plots probably started with this. Seriously though, the plot isn't all that bad, it can just be a bit confusing with how much the Sailor Scouts need to do, find these crystals, find those crystals, find more scouts, find the princess, find the evil lair. If you were to jump into the middle of the plot it would be easy to be confused all to hell here which isn't a good thing. It just gets overly convoluted. However there is a lot answered this time around as well. Jumping into the plot isn't the best idea, it is better to watch it from beginning of Volume 1 to the end of Volume 2, and even then at this point in the story the plot is a little out there. Not bad, but it certainly has the flaw of being overly stretched out and a little convoluted.

Plot gets a Pass

Characterization

Well the running gag of each character is still present up until about the end of the volume. Mercury is still a nerd obsessively studying, Mars is still kind of rude, and Moon is still a cry baby. Then we meet Jupiter who is athletic and boy crazy, and then we have Venus who comes out of no where, everyone trusts her, and she is basically the more intelligent version of Sailor Moon. Sailor Venus is also popular as Sailor V and is well known by the start of the entire anime, so despite her coming from no where, you already kind of knew about her before the volume even began. Besides how friendly Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Venus are to Sailor Moon almost right away, there isn't much to these characters. That being said, out of all of them, in this volume Sailor Moon, Sailor Venus, and Sailor Mars are probably the most interesting. Sailor Moon is Princess Serenity and becomes stronger day by day though still a slow process. Sailor Mars has a very interesting love life in this volume as her boyfriend is revealed to be Tuxedo Mask, happens to love Princess Serenity, and ends up turning evil, so Mars does kind of end up liking another guy who was met in Volume 1. Then Sailor Venus, who despite coming from left field, has her past revealed to us. Turns out, she was in love with a guy, got friend zoned, and ended up accidentally faking her own death. There is a ton of crazy in all of this by the way.

The villains this time around aren't all that impressive outside of Tuxedo Mask who ends up being brainwashed. The two head goons of the queen are gay and they have some type of romance but it ins't really brought out enough to make this interesting and often times I found it to be a little silly as it kind of broke up anything else that was happening. Beryl is kind of boring, she barks orders and it is learned that she was responsible for destroying the Moon Kingdom, and she is in love with Tuxedo Mask. Once again, none of this is flushed out enough to really be all that interesting.

The heroes are more interesting then the villains this time, but not all the heroes are all that interesting either. That being said, some of the one episode side characters are more interesting then the main characters. There are a large number of decent and god characters, but most are outside of the main characters. I'd love to see more then one episode that builds on Sailor Mercury, I'd love to see more on Sailor Jupiter that doesn't end up silly, I do enjoy these characters, but they aren't used enough.

Characterization gets a Pass

Emotional Pull

Everyone dies. The end. Just kidding but there will be spoilers in this section as the end is the most emotional part. Still here? Okay good. All the sailor scouts excluding Sailor Moon die. No really, they die. Kind of sad really. Yes they got brought back, not remembering a thing but they all died. Tuxedo Mask actually died too. After they got brought back, none of them remembered a thing. Yeah kind of a cop out, but it was kind of depressing to see all these characters meet their end. There wasn't much action but there was death so there you go. The romance is fairly interesting excluding the two villains who loved each other. It was kind of said to know the Moon Kingdom was wiped out. There are some silly moments that are humorous, but the true emotional power is of love and loss. I like how Sailor Moon goes through a large amount of stress the more people are injured or when they die. No real flaws here except the humor is a little off at times and the action is a little lack luster.

Emotional Pull gets a Plus

Episode Quality

Despite how convoluted the plot is, no episode was wasted in trying to continue with it. There were a few episodes after Tuxedo Mask goes evil that seem pointless, but they really added to his character by taking the time to properly show that he is evil, but love is breaking the spell as well. None of the episodes were really bad and they were all useful in expanding or continuing the plot, so yeah the episode quality was really good. Good animation too, while a little dated it is still holding up well.

Episode Quality gets a Plus

Creativity

Some of the monster designs were just silly, while others were pretty decent. I didn't like how the Sailor Scouts just show up in some of the episodes, one of which Sailor Moon was out of town, and the other scouts show up out of freakin' nowhere and rescue her, claiming they came so Sailor Moon wouldn't have all the fun at the hot springs. Since none of them can drive that I know of, I'm not sure how the hell they got out there. Also Sailor Jupiter's electric move is a little weird and quirky. That being said the lore behind the Moon Kingdom is pretty interesting, and while the final battle wasn't action packed, it was interesting none the less in design. Some good, and some bad.

Creativity gets a Pass

Overall

The episode quality and emotional pull are pretty great here, but the plot, characterization, and some of the creative designs leave a little to be desired. None of the episodes are wasted even if some of the villain plots seem stupid they either gain a rainbow crystal or show more of the character building with Tuxedo Mask. The emotional quality with the romance and the stress Sailor Moon goes through is fantastic for a romance anime despite the action scenes not being all that action packed. The plot isn't bad but is overly convoluted and can be difficult to follow especially if you don't watch from episode 1 of the entire anime, some of the characters are underused which is said as more quality and care is given to minor characters, and some of the designs are overly corny. There is good to be found in the plot and creative design, and great characters include Sailor Mars, Sailor Moon, and Sailor Venus as well as Tuxedo Mask so not all is lost with the main characters. There is some development given to Mercury and Jupiter, just not enough in my mind.

I cannot recommend this anime to people who dislike romance. If you like romance, then I suggest renting it when you have the time as this still may not be for you. Even if it is for you, I recommend watching the first volume before this one. Is this better then Volume 1? Well not really, but it isn't really worse either. It doesn't pick up any more or any less and stays steady throughout. While the episode quality and emotional pull are leagues better here, the creative design becomes a bit more wearing and silly and the plot gets complex. If you like the idea of the first one and want to see the romance and emotions more, this volume is for you.

Sailor Moon Volume 2 gets a 7 out of 10

Big Hero 6 Review

Plot

Time for a movie review now. Big Hero 6 starts off with the young Hiro entering into an illegal robot fighting match for money. Hiro a robotic genius is saved by his brother. Hiro is eventually introduced to "nerd school" by his brother where we see young adults studying robotics and Hiro is introduced to Baymax, a health helper that Hiro's brother created. In an effort to get into the school, Hiro creates thousands of tiny robots using magnetics to create nanobots that form to what Hiro is thinking. Then a fire breaks out. In an effort to save his professor, Hiro's older brother is killed when the building explodes. Hiro discovers Baymax in the house, and Baymax accidentally discovers that the microbots weren't destroyed in the fire, and someone is building more of them. Hiro realizes the person using his microbots probably started the fire that killed his brother. Hiro upgrades Baymax to know martial arts and gives him armor, and eventually Hiro teams up with the people from the lab his brother was studying at. Afterwards they work together to capture the one who started the fire and solve the mysteries behind everything happening.

That is all I can say without spoiling the plot too much. Is it good? Well it is pretty good, but it is predictable as well. I knew half the mystery behind the villain long before the movie told us what was going on, and I kind of guessed part of the main ending too. It isn't bad, as Hiro's brother dies which is tragic and not something I expected so there is that. While it may be kind of predictable, it is fairly original as well so more good then bad here, enough to score a plus. I may have known what was going on, it was still interesting to see Disney take on what is more of a comic book plot.

Plot gets a Plus

Characterization

Hiro is interesting. He doesn't really have super powers outside of building other people super powers, but his characterization is pretty good. He grows as a character, wanting revenge, liking things that are cool (he is 14) and other things as well. He is fun and fun loving, but when he gets serious he is a loyal intelligent kid. He builds as a character and despite the hardships he faces he becomes stronger as the movie progresses.

Baymax also becomes stronger as the movie progresses. He was built by Hiro's brother and he has the ability to learn and adapt to aid in the health of people. That is his purpose through the movie, even after becoming a kick ass fighting machine. He is actually trying to help Hiro's mood so Hiro becomes more happy and in turn more healthy. While Baymax is still learning about humans and their moods, he is intelligent for A.I. and in the end he learns exactly how flying helps him help others.

Yokai is never named Yokai in the movie, but according to the merchandise that is the villain's super evil name. Yokai is awesome, from powers to fighting, to actual background and story. He isn't trying to take over the world. He did unintentionally cause the death of Hiro's brother. He builds as a dark reflection of Hiro (which is something I love in a villain) and he builds as his own character. his background story while "shrouded in mystery" is predictable, it still makes Yokai a dark reflection of Hiro, and it still makes him an interesting character.

So here is the issue. All the other characters have their moments, but they are horridly underused. We know that Wasabi is annoyingly scared of everything even though he realizes that things the group is doing is insane. We have Fred who is basically Ed from Ed Edd and Eddy. Honey Lemon is talkative and tries to be caring. GoGo is the bad ass female cliche. That is it. They have action scenes where they aren't working well as a team, then they work better as a team, then they are awesome at being a team. The movie doesn't take time for us to get to know them too much nor do we get the time to really see them develop as a team. The only other character who gets building is Hiro's brother.

Characterization gets a Pass

Emotional Pull

The action is actually really awesome. The humor is really funny. The sad moments are really sad. The intense moment is fairly intense. There aren't really any issues in this category with this movie at all. Everything works out really well, sad funny or otherwise. The ending is the best example of this as it is very good emotions from the characters and the actors

Emotional Pull gets a Plus

Scene Quality

The action in this movie is probably better then the Incredibles. The animation is fast and fluid, and each scene is either really good or rather quick. The boring scenes about building the super powers are sped up so your interest doesn't falter. We don't need to see every detail slowly in each super power. What you have left are the scenes which impact the emotions of the characters, the plot, or the fight scenes which are all kind of needed for the plot. No scene is wasted and no animation is bad.

Scene Quality gets a Plus

Creativity

Creative designs with the characters is pretty good. I know they originally came from the comics, but Disney making them more kid friendly actually works. The characters all look great and besides a few "eh" characters they mostly work though they are so re-imagined that you couldn't really follow the original comic because of this movie and you'd need to start from scratch. The villain's power is really creative as well especially since Hiro created it, and his design is simple yet the movie makes it work well... though I may be a little bias on that as I have an original character that looks and has powers similar in design. The little toy robot that Hiro uses at the start of the movie is also incredibly awesome in design. There is so much creativity that the movie is incredibly fun just thinking about the smaller details.

Creativity gets a Plus

Overall

Big Hero 6 is an incredibly fun movie. The only real issues to the movie in my mind is the plot being pretty predictable and the lack of character development outside of Hiro and Baymax. Other then that, the movie screams quality animated movie. The movie has a good plot, three awesome characters, great emotional pull over a large spectrum of emotions, awesome animation and scene quality, and is really creative in the best possible way.

If I were to recommend this movie I'd recommend it to people who like both comic books and animated Disney movies. Or anyone who likes the Incredibles. If you loved the Incredibles you will most likely love this movie as well. Not everyone will love this movie in truth but you are far more likely to enjoy the movie if you buy it. I highly recommend looking into this movie, and probably buying it as well, as it is a movie for both kids and adults.